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| Born: Saturday, February 13, 1926 Died: Friday, May 22, 2009 |
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JAMESVILLE - Joseph M. Canale, 83, formerly of Alfred, passed away Friday (May 22, 2009) at Iroquois Nursing Home after an extended illness. Mr. Canale was born on Feb. 13, 1926 in Westfield to Henry and Frances (Militello) Canale. He was a 1944 graduate of Westfield Academy and Union School. He majored in music education at Ithaca College and graduated cum laude in 1950. He earned his masters degree in 1954. Previous to his attendance at college, he served in the US Air Force as an aviation cadet, having enlisted in July of 1944. On August 16, 1952 he married Margaret A. Holahan in Warsaw, who predeceased him on March 25, 2002. Joe taught and directed music programs at Andover Central School from 1954-1959 and North Collins Central School from 1959-1966. He was Director of Instrumental Music at SUNY - Alfred from 1966 until his retirement in 1985. Joe coordinated numerous band trips including tours to Florida and Italy. He established an Alumni Band Association and kept in touch with graduating classes over several years. His love and dedication to music was shared by many within the local communities for years, even after retirement. He could be seen directing and playing the clarinet on early summer evenings with the Alfred Village Band or the Vine City Six Dixie Land Jazz group in Hammondsport. He played organ for Sunday worship services and countless weddings as a member of St. Judes Church in Alfred and St. Brendans Church in Almond. He also led the choir group at Blessed Sacrament Church in Andover. Joe is survived by three sons, Michael (Ellon) Canale of Durham, NC, Patrick (Barbara) Canale of Jamesville and Joseph (Kimberly) Canale of Corning; two daughters: Sheila (Timothy) Holgate and Marcy Canale, both of Chittenango; two brothers, Henry (Eleanor) Canale of Rochester, MN and Larry (Millie) Canale of Leroy; two sisters, Rose Paternostro of Simi Valley, CA and Mary Cich of Depew; nine grandchildren, Erin (Jeff) Agan of Nashville, NC, Megan Canale of Syracuse, Katherine Holgate and Christopher Holgate, both of Chittenango, Juliana Canale and Andrea Canale, both of Jamesville, and Nicole Canale, Brianna Canale and Claire Canale, all of Corning; one great grandchild, Colin Agan; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by two sisters, Eva Criscione and Josephine Sack. The family will receive friends on Monday from 4 7 p.m. at Baker-Swan Funeral Home in Andover. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church in Andover with Rev. Sean DiMaria as celebrant. Burial with full military honors will follow in St. Michaels Cemetery in Warsaw. Memorial contributions in Joes name may be made to The Fisher Center for Alzheimers Research, 1 Intrepid Square West 46th Street and 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10036 (www.alzinfo.org) or Iroquois Nursing Home, 4600 Southwood Heights Drive, Jamesville, NY 13078. (www.iroquoisnursing.com). |
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